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Message no. 1
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@******.GWEEP.NET>
Subject: Noticing Spellcasting (was Re: Watchers)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 19:50:16 -0500
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>>>>> "S" == Spike <u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk> writes:

S> When mages cast spells there's lots of mumbling and waving of hands.

No, there is not, at least not necessarilly. If you know what to look for
and are paying attention, the T# for noticing a spell being cast is twice
the difference bewteen the caster's Magic Rating and the Force of the spell
2*(MR-F). Otherwise you will miss it.

It can be taken for granted that shadowrunners know what to look for.

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Message no. 2
From: Shawn Baumgartner <Breakdown@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: Noticing Spellcasting (was Re: Watchers)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 20:03:25 -0500
Mumbling and hand-waving are methods of Centering. A mage just has to
concentrate if he/she isn't using Centering.

Shawn
Mumbling and waving hands frantically.

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